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argument. >> obama during his state of the union speech, obama has a real philosophical difference with the republicans about deficit reduction. he thinks consumption and growth are the way to grow the economy out of the deficit. he has not made that argument because it isn't palettable politically. >> in fairness, if you look at even some of the serious deficit hawks, i suspect you align with bowl simpson. >> they say that what we really need is short-term stimulus, long-term deficit reduction. there isn't as much of a differential here as it's made out to be. >> i am co-chair with judd gregg to fick the debt, and you're right. what we're not grasping is this should be significant short-term investment and long-term deficit reduction. deficit reduction that is good for the second ten years or maybe the third ten years, and the only way to do that, the only way to do that is serious entitlement reform. >> but the sequester cuts by this year hit the economy this year. >> what i'm saying is they'll kick the can down the road and avoid the sequester. that's my prediction. >> you think they
argument. >> obama during his state of the union speech, obama has a real philosophical difference with the republicans about deficit reduction. he thinks consumption and growth are the way to grow the economy out of the deficit. he has not made that argument because it isn't palettable politically. >> in fairness, if you look at even some of the serious deficit hawks, i suspect you align with bowl simpson. >> they say that what we really need is short-term stimulus, long-term...
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it is the last stop on his three-day post-state of the union tour. he will discuss building the middle class ladders of opportunity. there will be a heavy focus on gun control. the president is speaking blocks away from where this 15-year-old was killed days after his inauguration. she was standing together in a huddle trying to get out of the rain when gunshots hit her. >> her parents are here tonight along with more than two dozen americans whose lives have been torn apart by gun violence. they deserve a vote. they deserve a vote. gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. the families of aurora deserve a vote. the family of oak creek and tucson and blacksburg and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence, they deserve a simple vote. >> moving moment. we start with michael crowley, deputy washington bureau chief, all over this along with their cover story. we're going to talk about the pope, we'll talk about the president. the nation for the most part wants gun control, supports the president's initiat
it is the last stop on his three-day post-state of the union tour. he will discuss building the middle class ladders of opportunity. there will be a heavy focus on gun control. the president is speaking blocks away from where this 15-year-old was killed days after his inauguration. she was standing together in a huddle trying to get out of the rain when gunshots hit her. >> her parents are here tonight along with more than two dozen americans whose lives have been torn apart by gun...
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when obama says as he implored today and in the state of the union they deserve a vote, part of this could be seen also as an american civics lesson because most folks don't automatically get a vote. so what obama was calling for is something that is not the norm in the way they work. >> warner: and briefly what piece by issue do they think they have the best shot at right now. >> i think the best one is a background check because we already have background checks. it is the most logical one. it's not second amendment related. >> warner: expanded to private gun sales. >> if you have to check it, get a check in a store, why not get it if you sell me a gun. >> warner: lynn sweet, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> brown: on monday, the newshour begins a week's worth of stories, on air and online, about the issues raised by the shooting in newtown, connecticut. we'll look at moves to pass stricter gun laws, mental health concerns, and violent video games, among other things. our coverage is part of pbs's "after newtown" initiative, a series of programs produced by our pbs colleagues to
when obama says as he implored today and in the state of the union they deserve a vote, part of this could be seen also as an american civics lesson because most folks don't automatically get a vote. so what obama was calling for is something that is not the norm in the way they work. >> warner: and briefly what piece by issue do they think they have the best shot at right now. >> i think the best one is a background check because we already have background checks. it is the most...
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would set about dismantling the second amendment to our constitution of the united states. no more elections to worry about. the president would wait for the right political opportunity to exploit and launch the most aggressive campaign in history to destroy our second amendment rights. >> so john, based on what was said earlier, we played a bit of what the president had said during the google hangout. does that help to mitigate lapierre or other's concern about gun legislation, as was just expressed there? >> i doubt it. i think wayne lapierre has a job that he's doing, which is kind of increase his membership, represent his members and aggressively put forth the idea that nothing really serious should happen on gun control. i think he's kind of -- i don't think wayne lapierre has done a particularly good job i think a better spokesman for the national rifle association would be david keene, a political guy that communicates in a way that doesn't scare people. i think wayne lapierre is more ways than one is trying to scare people. >> david -- john, to you on this. david ke
would set about dismantling the second amendment to our constitution of the united states. no more elections to worry about. the president would wait for the right political opportunity to exploit and launch the most aggressive campaign in history to destroy our second amendment rights. >> so john, based on what was said earlier, we played a bit of what the president had said during the google hangout. does that help to mitigate lapierre or other's concern about gun legislation, as was...
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which is why it was so interesting to hear the two states that president obama mentioned as models when he announced his state of the union plan for preschool. >> tonight i propose working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every single child in america. [ applause ] in states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children, like georgia or oklahoma, studies show students grow up more likely to read and do math at grade level, graduate high school, hold a job, form more stable families of their own. >> president obama took that proposal on the road, visiting a pre-k class, pre-kindergarten class in decatur, georgia. he played a game of i spy with the kids there and noticed the magnifying glass. nancy drew style. he had phonics. he did the kinds of things you do in pre-k if you have pre-k where you live like they do in georgia. georgia is a conservative state. but no state is conservative like oklahoma is, right? and yet oklahoma has had universal pre-kindergarten since the late 1990s. and they got it in the most amazing way. the story starts with this guy,
which is why it was so interesting to hear the two states that president obama mentioned as models when he announced his state of the union plan for preschool. >> tonight i propose working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every single child in america. [ applause ] in states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children, like georgia or oklahoma, studies show students grow up more likely to read and do math at grade level, graduate high school, hold a...
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what can he get past the united states senate. >> i think it lacked any new ideas. giving hope to the millions of americans asking the question, where are the jobs. >> where are the jobs. stephanie: he got tangled up in a ladder analogy. john: he can't get his runs straight. he keeps saying the government can't create jobs and by the way, president, where are the jobs. stephanie: the president is not offering a ladder. you take the lower rung away. >> put in an escalator or elevator to get to the ladder. john: this guy, president obama in late 2011 put forth a jobs bill that was 60% tax cuts and they still killed it. they don't believe in anything they say. stephanie: yep. barbara in d.c., you're on with john. caller: hi. john: good morning. caller: i'm switching subjects a little bit. i'm getting torqued about the sequester. it amazing me that the republicans want to take the economy back into recession so, you know, if we go into the quester, here's my suggestion, we start with the republican congress. we lay off or furlough 20% of congress immediately. we will sa
what can he get past the united states senate. >> i think it lacked any new ideas. giving hope to the millions of americans asking the question, where are the jobs. >> where are the jobs. stephanie: he got tangled up in a ladder analogy. john: he can't get his runs straight. he keeps saying the government can't create jobs and by the way, president, where are the jobs. stephanie: the president is not offering a ladder. you take the lower rung away. >> put in an escalator or...
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president obama is in chicago today and he's expected to talk about some of the points from his state of the union speech. this is some of the students from hyde parking academy. his remark will be devoted to helping hard-working families, like raising the minimum wage. he could touch on federal gun coils here as well. president obama in chicago expected to speak her at hyde parking academy. we're in chicago at hyde parking academy. some of the students waiting if president obama to speak here and touch on a number of issues, hi may touch on jobs and the economy. here's a look at some of c-span's series on the first ladies. we'll bring you back to hyde parking academy when the president arrives. >> i think the women were interested in politics but had to vehicle to express that in their own lives. so they were attracted to men who were going to become politically active or already politically active. >> each of them i find ingrigging. half of them because they are so obscure. i think half of these women would probably be unrecognizable to most men and women on the street. >> this pres
president obama is in chicago today and he's expected to talk about some of the points from his state of the union speech. this is some of the students from hyde parking academy. his remark will be devoted to helping hard-working families, like raising the minimum wage. he could touch on federal gun coils here as well. president obama in chicago expected to speak her at hyde parking academy. we're in chicago at hyde parking academy. some of the students waiting if president obama to speak here...